Re:Flash is the web's single point of failure
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Flash Player doesn't run native binaries. It has it's own form of bytecode (known as ABC), much like Java, that gets JITed to native machine code. Flash Player is only about 1MB in size. Certainly not enormous when Java is much larger at about 7MB.
You'll face the same consequences. If you must get loans to pay for school yourself, and there are no jobs when you graduate, you have to pay those back too. It seems safer to go with this potentially free schooling option because you at least have a chance of getting it all for free. If you need to get loans, you have to win the lottery to make it seem free.:)
It's a republic, actually. Ruled by elected representatives of the people. Democracy is just the word those representatives use to make the people of the US feel warm and fuzzy.
Personally, I've rarely encountered a candidate for major public office that represents my views. I believe that there's a decent-sized minority similar to myself that simply can't quite overpower (in votes) the majority that focuses on whatever the two major candidates have decided are important issues today.
Actually, adoption has been very strong, and Adobe is using Flex for many, many projects internally (according to company insiders;)). Once Adobe acquired Macromedia, Flex moved high up on the priority list, and its a big part of the company roadmap.
Now the SDK is even more Free, being under the MPL. Note, however, that its more than just the Flex framework ActionScript code. This open source project will include the Java source code for the compilers.
Flex Builder, the main development environment for the Flex SDK we're talking about here, is built on Eclipse. Not a timeline in sight. I highly recommend checking it out.
Do you really think Flash is going to be the same 5 years from now? Is it even going to exist in 10 years?
If Flash still exists in ten years, it will probably continue to be as backwards compatible as it is now. That's one of the most important goals Adobe has for every new version. Did you know that Flash Player 9 still runs content from FutureSplash Animator (before it was even called Flash)? It would be foolish to lose the compatibility that they use to sell Flash to content developers.
Actually, I've noticed that the people who complain the most about Firefox's memory usage seem to be the folks that just leave the browser open all the time. I almost never see memory usage go above 80MB, but I tend to close my browser when I'm done with a task. If I'm leaving the computer for a while, I'll close the browser. If I'm finished looking up some API function while I'm at work, I'll close it.
My browser is probably never open more than a couple hours at a time. I don't mind waiting the second it takes to start up, but I have a feeling there are a lot of folks that would rather just leave it open. Thus, I've thought you guys are nuts for complaining about memory problems that I never see. Now, I guess I understand.
I realize that sometimes you still have to wear a suit and tie because a portion of the business world expects it. It's unfortunate, but true. In fact, I'm okay with it, but only because I like to wear a nice, crisp suit sometimes. I can't imagine being in a situation where I could get in trouble for dressing up but not wearing a tie. It's hard to believe that mentality still exists in a world where many CEOs are dressing down to polo shirts with suit jackets to be a little more accessible to more relaxed folks like us.
For myself, I make sure that any company I work for will be okay with the fact that I want to wear jeans and a t-shirt 99% of the time. If I can wear shorts and flip-flops, even better. That sort of atmosphere is almost as important as salary and benefits to me. If they require me to follow a stricter dress code, they don't get me and the skills I offer. It's their loss. If I want to become some sort of management bigwig someday, I'm sure I'll get dressed up a bit more often, but I don't doubt that I'll be working for (or starting up) a forward-thinking place that strays from the norm on more than just dresscodes. YMMV, but for me, all it takes is passion and results. I intend to enjoy the challenge of breaking through any barriers to that philosophy.
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Flash Player doesn't run native binaries. It has it's own form of bytecode (known as ABC), much like Java, that gets JITed to native machine code. Flash Player is only about 1MB in size. Certainly not enormous when Java is much larger at about 7MB.
You're not from the future. There's no way that Microsoft will release the successor to Vista before 2014.
Putting it that way makes it sound a lot like a deal where one must sign in blood.
You'll face the same consequences. If you must get loans to pay for school yourself, and there are no jobs when you graduate, you have to pay those back too. It seems safer to go with this potentially free schooling option because you at least have a chance of getting it all for free. If you need to get loans, you have to win the lottery to make it seem free. :)
Not directly. The boredom might be a good motivator, though.
But once the "yes" and "no" are there, you know someone will add "maybe", and that's pure comedy gold!
I just want to run a search.
I assume search.yahoo.com was created for folks like you.*waits for Microsoft to simply back out of the contract*
They might have to pay a lot of money in "damages" to Novell, but they won't have to distribute shit, and this whole conversation becomes useless.
It's a republic, actually. Ruled by elected representatives of the people. Democracy is just the word those representatives use to make the people of the US feel warm and fuzzy.
Personally, I've rarely encountered a candidate for major public office that represents my views. I believe that there's a decent-sized minority similar to myself that simply can't quite overpower (in votes) the majority that focuses on whatever the two major candidates have decided are important issues today.
Actually, adoption has been very strong, and Adobe is using Flex for many, many projects internally (according to company insiders ;)). Once Adobe acquired Macromedia, Flex moved high up on the priority list, and its a big part of the company roadmap.
Now the SDK is even more Free, being under the MPL. Note, however, that its more than just the Flex framework ActionScript code. This open source project will include the Java source code for the compilers.
Flex Builder, the main development environment for the Flex SDK we're talking about here, is built on Eclipse. Not a timeline in sight. I highly recommend checking it out.
It's available for Mac OSX too.
The Flex 2 SDK which includes compilers and libraries is free. The basic Apollo SDK will probably be free too.
AOL got in trouble for releasing it publicly. Google isn't doing that.
The Yahoo info is still correct. Developers can request a 24" widescreen LCD.
Most Yahoo! employees get laptops. Most laptops can only connect a single external display.
The numbers disagree.
You mean it doesn't give rights to Apple's customer's at all. There's nothing to protect unless the law says all source code must be open.
People could just start using the original name: LiveScript.
Is that the speed at which rappers are known to wear plaid?
I like how a bunch of those are just debug statements to see if that code is even run. I feel so bland just using "test".
Actually, I've noticed that the people who complain the most about Firefox's memory usage seem to be the folks that just leave the browser open all the time. I almost never see memory usage go above 80MB, but I tend to close my browser when I'm done with a task. If I'm leaving the computer for a while, I'll close the browser. If I'm finished looking up some API function while I'm at work, I'll close it.
My browser is probably never open more than a couple hours at a time. I don't mind waiting the second it takes to start up, but I have a feeling there are a lot of folks that would rather just leave it open. Thus, I've thought you guys are nuts for complaining about memory problems that I never see. Now, I guess I understand.
I realize that sometimes you still have to wear a suit and tie because a portion of the business world expects it. It's unfortunate, but true. In fact, I'm okay with it, but only because I like to wear a nice, crisp suit sometimes. I can't imagine being in a situation where I could get in trouble for dressing up but not wearing a tie. It's hard to believe that mentality still exists in a world where many CEOs are dressing down to polo shirts with suit jackets to be a little more accessible to more relaxed folks like us.
For myself, I make sure that any company I work for will be okay with the fact that I want to wear jeans and a t-shirt 99% of the time. If I can wear shorts and flip-flops, even better. That sort of atmosphere is almost as important as salary and benefits to me. If they require me to follow a stricter dress code, they don't get me and the skills I offer. It's their loss. If I want to become some sort of management bigwig someday, I'm sure I'll get dressed up a bit more often, but I don't doubt that I'll be working for (or starting up) a forward-thinking place that strays from the norm on more than just dresscodes. YMMV, but for me, all it takes is passion and results. I intend to enjoy the challenge of breaking through any barriers to that philosophy.